Spool-holder.



n.0, TRAEGER. S POOLHOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED APR.1B| [9|].

Patented Mar. 26, 1918.

NVENTOR WITNESSES ATTORNEY murno snares rarnnr opinion.

DEEB EBT O. TRAEGER, 0F; BORTEBVILLE, GALIFORNIA, ASSIGNOE QNE-I-IALF 'IO WALTER J. GOZDLEY, G1 PQETERVILLE, CALIFORNIA.

SPOOL-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Batent,

Patented nan as, the.

Application filed April 18, 1917. Serial No. 163,092.

To all whom, itmay concern Be it known that I, Dnnennr O. Tnnnonn, a citizen ofthe United States, residing at Porterville, inthe county of Tulare and State of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Spooll-lolders, of which the following i a speciiication.

This invention relates to spool holders, and has for its primary object to provide a simple and inexpensive holder for spools which may be quickly and easily applied to and detached from a suitable support. A further object of the invention is to provide a spool holder of this character to wh ch a spool may be quickly and easily a plied or detached, and which will rotatably support the spool, and holdthe same against falling upon the floor or entangling the thread wound thereon. A

Still further objects reside in providing a device of this character which may be constructed at exceedingly low cost, and of wh ch the most important parts may be stamped from sheet metal; which is constructed in such manner as to enable the movable parts to be easily grasped and operated to facilitate the ready attachment or detachment of the holder from its support; which is constructed in such manner as to be incapable of scratching or scarring the support to which it is applied; and which will prove thoroughly efficient in use.

Vith these bjects in View, together with others which will appear as the description proceeds, the inventionresides in the novel formation, combination, and arrangement of parts, all as will be described more fully here nafter, illustrated in the drawings, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a side elevation of a spool holder constructed in accordance with the invention; the view illustrating the holder in use,

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the holder,

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view taken through the improved holder, and

Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional View taken on line 4-4 of Fig. 3.

The invention in its preferred embodiment comprises a pair of leaves 5 and 6 respectively, which are capable of moving toward and away from each other. These thin sheetfmetal', such as aluminum, and is i Projecting outwardly from one edge of this leaf o substantially 6 m formation isa relatively narrow extension 9, the outer extremity of which is adapted to be bent downwardly as atlOto form a thumb engaging portion. This extension is also provided upon its opposite sides with downwardly projecting arms 11, the said arms being equipped with registering apertures.

The bottom leal 6 is constructed preferably of the same material as the upper leaf, and may, if desired, have its bottom portion of restricted diameter. This bottom leaf also provided with an extension indicated at 12, from the lateral edges of which upwardly extending arms 13 project. The rms 13 are equipped with registering apertures, equal to the diameter of the apertures in the arms 11, and the apertures of the arms upon the upper and lower leaves are adapted to register to accommodat the hinge pin 7. It will be observed that the thumb portion 10 extends downwardly a distance suflicient to entirely close the end portion of the lower extension 12, so that danger of the thread or cord upon the spool becoming engaged with the extremities of said extension is obviated.

To normally maintain the leaves 5 and 6 in engaged or clamping position, a spring 14. is employed. This spring encircles the hinge pin 7 between the interfitting arms, and the extremities of the spring bear respectively against the upper and lower extensions 9 and 12.

The body portion of the leaf 6 is provided with a downwardly extending member 15 to form a gripping portion for the fore finger of the hand when attaching or detaching the device to a support. The member 15 is, in the present instance, formed by angularly cutting away the central portion of the leaf 16, and bending downwardly that portion of the metal defined by the incisions.

The portions 10 and 15 are so located upon the completed holder as to be conveniently engaged by the thumb and fore finger respectively of the hand, and when thus gripped, pressure applied inwardly to the member 10 by the thumb will cause the upper leaf 5 to rock upwardly upon the pivot 7 to disengage the holder from its support. When it is desired to apply the holder to a support, pressure is applied to the thumb piece 10 so as to open the clamping members or leaves sufficiently to enable the same to clamp over the support. Upon releasing the thumb piece 10, the spring 1% forces the leaves 5 and 6 into firm engagement with the support.

It will be observed that the central portion of the leaf 5 is bowed upwardly. By so forming the upper leaf, the retaining head or nut for the post 8 is accommodated by the concave under face of the plate or leaf so as to be held out of engagement with the support. This particular construction prevents the retaining head of the post from scratching or scarring the support upon. which the holder is to be used. A fur ther function of the rounded plate 5 is to reduce the friction between the lower end of the spool and the leaf. The rounded portion engages the spool only at the juncture of the post 8 with the leaf 5, and the spool supported by the post is capable of freely rotating.

It is preferred that the inner faces of the leaves 5 and 6 be so finished or polished as not to present rough surfaces to scratch or scar articles of furniture to which the holder is applied, and it is preferred that the leaves of the holder be formed of aluminum. Should it be desired, the gripping faces of the leaves may be lined with padding, such as felt or the like.

While the present disclosure is that 0* what I believe to be the preferred embodiment of the invention, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited thereto,

rocking said leaves toward each other, a 7

thumb piece formed adjacent the arms of one of said leaves and extending below the lowermost extremity of the arms of the opposite leaf, a finger piece on said opposite leaf, and means for supporting a spool on one of said leaves.

2. In a spool. holder, a pair of leaves, one of said leaves being concaved, a post secured to said leaf and extending upwardly from the center of said concave portion, and 'finger pieces formed integral with said leaves. In testimony whereof I my signature in presence of two witnesses.

DELBERT O. TRAEGER.

Witnesses J OI-IN A. M'ILLIGAN, WALTER J. GonLnY.

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Washington, D. C. 

